Star Micronics XB24-15, XB24-10 user manual Menu Options, Command Menu, Font Menu

MENU OPTIONS

The following is a list of the options within the menus, and their meanings, together with the prompts printed in Memory Switch mode. The prompts are given in capital letters in square brackets, thus: [OFF]. Factory settings are marked here with an asterisk (for example, [ON*]). A summary of factory settings is also provided following this section.

Command Menu

This menu allows you to set up various parameters controlling the overall setup of the printer:

RAM USAGE	The printer RAM may be used as a print buffer
	[BUFFER*], for downloading fonts [DOWNLOAD], or
	as a single-line buffer [lLINEBUFFER] .

QUIET MODE

GRAPHICS DIRECTION

The printer may either print slower and quieter [ON], or faster, malting slightly more noise [OFF*].

When printing in graphics mode, the printer may either print bidirectionally (in alternate directions) for speed [BI*] or in one dire&on only (unidirectional for in- creased accuracy KINI]. For practically all purposes, however, bidirectional printing is sufficiently accurate.

AUTO ON-LINE	If this is set [ON*], then when paper	is inserted, the
	printerwillautomaticallycomeon-line.Ifset	[OFFl,then
	you will have to press the button to bring the printer on-
	line.

Font Menu

This menu allows you to set two parameters concerning fonts which will be automatically selected whenever you turn on the printer:

) ZEROSTYLE	In computer	usage, a zero is often written with	a slash
	through it,	as follows: “0”. This style is	called

SLQ/LQ FONT	This option allows you to choose the default font selected
	when SLQ or LQ mode is selected. All available fonts are
	given as options. The default is [COURIER*].

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